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[John K. Ross] Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

14 Dec 2018, 1:00 pm by John K. Ross

After pat-down, Houston police believe contraband is protruding one inch from man's butt cheeks. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

Criminal Solicitation of a Minor: Criminal Charges under Texas Penal Code § 15.031

14 Dec 2018, 9:41 am by Michael Lowe

Under TPC§15.031(c), as a general rule the accused cannot be convicted of violating the law against Criminal Solicitation of a Minor with the prosecution’s use of the uncorroborated testimony of the minor allegedly solicited. [read post]

Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog - http://www.dallasjustice.com/dallascriminallawyerblog

Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 12/7/18

9 Dec 2018, 11:57 am by Gene Takagi

” NY Times “George Bush, the 41st president of the United States and the father of the 43rd, who steered the nation through a tumultuous period in world affairs but was denied a second term after support for his presidency collapsed under the weight of an economic downturn and his seeming inattention to domestic affairs, died on Friday night at his home in Houston. [read post]

Nonprofit Law Blog - http://www.nonprofitlawblog.com/

Fifth Circuit finds right to arbitration waived where adjudication on the merits had already been sought in court and had succeeded in part - Forby vs. One Technologies, L.P., No. 17-10883 (5th Cir. Nov. 28, 2018)

4 Dec 2018, 10:29 pm by MOTP

Opinion of the Houston Court of Appeals: In re Vantage, No. 01-17-00592-CV, 555 S.W.3d 629 (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] [read post]

ADR Law Texas - http://texas-arbitration-case-law.blogspot.com/

Texas courts already know how to handle debt without incarceration; now the #txlege should apply those lessons to Class C misdemeanor fines

3 Dec 2018, 7:25 am by Gritsforbreakfast

So the class of folks facing the harshest punishments for Class C misdemeanors is also the least culpable. [read post]

Grits for Breakfast - http://gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com/

Prostitution Crimes in Texas: Promotion of Prostitution and Compelling Prostitution

30 Nov 2018, 9:26 am by Michael Lowe

Texas Penal Code 43.02(c)(3). [read post]

Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog - http://www.dallasjustice.com/dallascriminallawyerblog

4 Listeria Illnesses Linked to Long Phung Food Products prompt Recall

20 Nov 2018, 9:57 pm by Bill Marler

165368 C. [read post]

Food Poison Journal - http://www.foodpoisonjournal.com/

A decade of iPhone J.D.

18 Nov 2018, 10:05 pm by Jeff Richardson

Ten years ago, I had lunch with two New Orleans attorneys who had successful blogs — Ernie Svenson of Ernie the Attorney and Robert Peyton, who used to publish Appetites and who now writes about New Orleans food at Haute Plates — and they encouraged me to start my own blog. [read post]

iPhone J.D. - http://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/

Weekend Roundup

16 Nov 2018, 9:30 pm by Dan Ernst

The review highlights the “free access to plea rolls provided by the Anglo-American Legal Tradition Archive,” about which those who attended the ASLH's Annual Luncheon from its creator Robert C. [read post]

Legal History Blog - http://legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/

So-called common-law marriage in Texas is actually governed by statute: the Texas Family Code. How is it proven?

16 Nov 2018, 6:45 am by MOTP

P. 166a(c). [read post]

Texas Causes of Action Blawg - http://causeofactionelements.blogspot.com/

Weekly Roundup: November 9-15, 2018

16 Nov 2018, 5:45 am

Nelson (University of Houston), and Roberto Tallarita (Harvard Law School), on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 Tags: Accountability, Citizens United v. [read post]

The Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog - http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov

The Untenable Case for Keeping Investors in the Dark

14 Nov 2018, 6:16 am

(discussed on the Forum here); and Corporate Politics, Governance, and Value Before and after Citizens United by John C. [read post]

The Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog - http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov

La Retención de la Deportación- Una Victoria para Powers Law Group

13 Nov 2018, 6:55 am by Powers Law Group

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Immigration Law Blog - http://www.rubypowerslaw.com/category/immigration-law/

Not sad to see Justice Harvey Brown et al removed from the appellate bench in Houston: A critical look at the First Court of Appeals' private student loan jurisprudence

11 Nov 2018, 4:03 pm by Wolfgang Demino

-Houston [1st Dist.] [read post]

Texas Debt Suit Defense 101 - http://debt-suit-litigation-in-texas.blogspot.com

New top Harris Co executive a justice reformer, junk science writ a legislative unicorn, 'life and death in the carceral state,' and other stories

9 Nov 2018, 2:13 pm by Gritsforbreakfast

But that hasn't stopped AG Ken Paxton from seeking to intervene in the Bobby Moore death-penalty case as it heads to the US Supreme Court, Keri Blakinger reported in the Houston Chronicle. [read post]

Grits for Breakfast - http://gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com/

Texas Theft Liability Act mandates award of attorneys fees to the prevailing party, whether plaintiff or defendant

9 Nov 2018, 9:02 am by MOTP

McGarvey, Michael C. [read post]

Texas Causes of Action Blawg - http://causeofactionelements.blogspot.com/

No-marriage summary judgment reversed based on evidence of fact issues on each element of informal (re)marriage under Texas law

6 Nov 2018, 9:11 am by MOTP

P. 166a(c); Little v. [read post]

Texas Causes of Action Blawg - http://causeofactionelements.blogspot.com/

In Memoriam—October

2 Nov 2018, 11:00 am by Adam Faderewski

• William C. [read post]